One of our trick or treaters last night was a ten year old girl in a burgundy STATE jersey. I asked if that was a Mississippi State jersey. She held up a Dr Pepper bottle – she was from Fansville! Costume of the night. We had a decent amount of trick or treaters. Gave away most of the candy bars and pretzels but not all.
Left work at 4 pm Tuesday. Heavy traffic home. Got home and raked leaves. I had raked leaves Sunday afternoon, but the driveway was already covered again. Finished up just as the trick or treaters started their rounds. Ceil carved a jack o'latern.
C cooked grits and eggs and bacon for supper. I took by bowl to the front to watch for trick or treaters. Just then three tall boys came to the door. I held up a fried egg with my fork like I was going to put it in their candy bag. One of the boys said he would take it.
Back 5 years ago Johnson Ferry Baptist would have a huge “Fall Festival” the Saturday before Halloween. Rides, food, candy, etc. The whole community would pack it out. Hundreds, probably over a thousand. Eventually they stopped. Not sure why. I noticed yesterday JFBC pastor Clay Smith posted about Reformation Day on social media, in honor of Martin Luther nailing his thesis on the Whittenburg Door.
A&C hung out at their place for trick or treating, with Goose. At work Rachel, Lauren, and Angie wore costumes. Usually Rache and Ange-o can be found on my shoulders, representing good and evil. So appropriate.
Sidney Marcus is not in my comfort zone for driving !!! I do like how my car has a 16 gallon tank, and can go over 500 miles on a fillup.
We are in the middle of the danger zone at work – the big conversion time. Wednesday and today were the busy days for me. Not sure what I will be doing Friday (meetings), Saturday, and Monday. Tons to do.
Didn’t realize the GT QB is only a sophomore. He could own all the records by the time he graduates. Hopefully he doesn't leave for greener pastures. Maybe I will even learn his name.
R.I.P. FRANK HOWARD [SABR Bio] who is the only player to win the American League home run title while playing for the expansion Washington Senators. In 1968, “The Year of the Pitcher”, Howard led the majors with 44 HR. The next season he hit 48, but weas edged out by the Twins Harmon Killebrew who had 49. Howard led the AL in 1970 with 44. Howard was the first Los Angeles Dodger to win the Rookie of the Year Award, in 1960, 2 years after the Dodgers moved out west. LAD has had 13 more since then. He once hit ten (10!) home runs in a calendar week (Sunday-Saturday), between May 12- to 18-May-1968 including victims Mickey Lolich (3X), Sam McDowell (2X), and Dave McNally. Just before & shortly after the streak, also homered against that year’s CYA/MVP Denny McLain. In that streak, he became the first player to homer ten times in a 20-at-bat span.
Howard hit 116 HR at RFK stadium. In second place is Don Lock with 51. Some of his clouts were so monumental that they hit the seat in the far upper deck. Fans and the media wanted to how far they had really been hit. Ever modest, Howard responded with, “The distance of every tape-measure home run depends upon your press agent” - a possible reference to Mickey Mantle’s HR off Chuck Stobbs in Washington a decade earlier. Eventually, some of the seats that his longest home runs struck were painted a separate color and stood out until the stadium was demolished in June 2023. Twenty of the HR Howard hit into the upper deck were painted and easy to spot. His nickname was taken from a John Wayne film. One of his nicknames was “Hondo”, in reference to The Duke’s 1953 film of the same name. Also the “Capital Punisher” & “The Washington Monument”.
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